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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Turkey’s merchant marine boasts 1,234 vessels, including 57 bulk carriers, 54 container ships, 363 general cargo ships, 124 oil tankers and 636 other vessels. Regardless of the shipping mode required, it is easy to move goods to and from Turkey. Turkey also has 24,082 km of paved roads, so transportation by truck is easy.

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How Consumer Behavior is Changing

Enterra Insights

” Those trends are: 1. “The first [trend],” Shalabh states, “is that a large consumer block is buying the same products but using new channels. This rests on the shoulders of your supply chain, with sourcing, shipping, safety, efficiency, quality and in some cases, freshness.”

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SCRC Supply Chain Index contributes again to the 2021 Wall Street Journal Top 250 Best Managed Companies

NC State SCRC

SMI involves external market research identifying information on key suppliers, available capacity, technology trends, price and cost data and trends, technical requirements, environmental and regulatory issues, and any other data that is available.

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Tomorrow, we will do more of the top areas or trends for manufacturers to look out for in 2015. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

When making predictions, it’s easy to look at recent trends and simply project them forward. But this assumes that the factors behind those trends will remain the same, which is often a false assumption. There will be a lot less air shipped in boxes, trailers, and containers next year. Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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Managing for Daily Improvement: Bridging the Gap Across Teams and KPIs

Talking Logistics

Richard’s tenure in the logistics and transportation sector extends 30 years and he has proven leadership skills in managing and leading various aspects of logistics and transportation operations involving trucking, shipping, intermodal, 3PL operations, and overseeing department of defense contracts. This experience included leading a $1.5B

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

A graph showing Resilinc’s Extreme Weather Trends data from 2012 to 2023. Data from Resilinc’s 24/7, AI-powered supply chain monitoring platform EventWatch AI supports this trend. Will 2024 continue this trend with El Niño on the way? This year, Hurricane season is set to last from June 1 through November 30.